law enforcement officers storm a bunker to rescue a 5-year-old alabama boy who was held hostage for a week. >> he's laughing, joking, playing, eating. >> reporter: gun control. president obama travels to minneapolis to press his case for stricter gun control laws. and blackout concerns. super bowl officials were worried about a potential blackout several months before worried about a potential blackout several months before the big game. captioning funded by cbs good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. there's been a dramatic end to a hostage standoff in alabama. a 5-year-old boy who had been

held captive for nearly a week is back with his mother, and his captor is dead. a neighbor who lived near the bunker where the boy was held said he heard a loud boom yesterday followed by what sounded like a gunshot. teresa garcia is in midland city with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, the officials here are telling us they decided to move in that fbi hostage rescue team after the negotiations started deteriorating with that kidnapper. so they basically got that team ready and made a major distraction. what they did was throw in some flash bang devices. those give off a really blinding, bright light and a disorienting loud noise. fbi agents shook hands and patted each others' backs shortly after storming an underground bunker to save the 5-year-old held hostage for seven days. the boy named ethan has been reunited with his family at a local hospital and is said to be

doing well. >> he's laughing, joking, playing, eating. the things that you would expect a normal 5 to 6-year-old young man to do. >> reporter: the suspect, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes, is dead. officials say they made the decision to raid the bunker after dykes began pacing and holding his gun. >> at this point, fbi agents fearing the child was in imminent danger entered the bunker and rescued the child. >> reporter: the news that ethan is safe and unharmed came as a relief to the community here in midland city. >> very special child. he's been through a lot. he's endured a lot. by the grace of god, you know, he's -- he's okay. >> reporter: teresa singletary was on the bus when dykes grabbed him. >> happy, hallelujah. >> reporter: it's believed dykes may have taken the boy hostage in order to air some grievances.

>> he has a story that's important it him. although it's very complex. >> reporter: authorities have not yet revealed how dykes died, nor any further details of the raid. and anne-marie, the classes at midland elementary school resume today. surely his class mates and teachers will have a reason to rejoice. and ethan has another reason to celebrate. his 6th birthday is tomorrow. back to you. >> great. thank you very much, teresa garcia in midland city, alabama. four members the house, two republicans and two democrats, plan to announce a plan to make gun trafficking a federal crime. yesterday president obama spent the day in minnesota promoting gun control. as tara mergener reports, the president is asking for the public's help to get congress to take action. >> reporter: president obama took his gun control message on the road. sitting down with law enforcement officials and community leaders in minneapolis. >> we don't have to agree on

everything to agree it's time to do something. >> reporter: the president praised the minneapolis police department, pointing to the city's success in tackling gun violence. he's also trying to reach minnesota gun owners as he works to rally public support for his proposals to curb gun violence. >> i need everybody who's listening to keep the pressure on your member of congress to do the right thing. >> reporter: this is expected to be the first of several trips the president makes to put his plan outside washington. proposals for a new ban on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines are already meeting a lot of resistance on capitol hill. >> i have a hard time telling my constituents in texas that congress is looking at passing a whole raft of new laws when the laws that we currently have on the books are so woefully unenforced. >> reporter: outside groups on both sides of the issue are turning up the pressure on lawmakers.

elizabeth quiche is one of 350 college presidents that signed a letter to congress supporting stricter gun laws. >> we felt that as educators who care about young people and the safety and well-being of young people, we needed to stand up. >> reporter: the letter calls for keeping guns off college campuses, as well as universal background checks and a new assault weapons ban. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. the battle over the debt limit has been pushed back at least until may. president obama signed a bill monday to temporarily suspend the $16.4 trillion limit on federal borrowing. experts say the bill allows the government to borrow about $450 billion to meet interest payments and other obligations. and now to the push for immigration reform. a house judiciary committee begins hearings today, and homeland security secretary janet napolitano will be in el paso for the second day of her border tour. she was in san diego yesterday and met with local leaders. she said the number of people

arrested trying to enter the u.s. illegally dropped to a 40-year low. >> we've matched our successes at the border with smart, effective integration enforcement with a focus on identifying and removing criminal aliens and other public safety threats. >> president obama will meet with business and labor leader today hoping to convince them immigration reform will be good for the economy. almost five months after the tragedy at a u.s. cons last ulat killed americans in libya, they voted to improve security overseas. the measure heads to the house. pla [ applause ]. monday was john kerry's first day on the job as secretary of state. he joked about his predecessor, hillary clinton, saying he had big heels to fill. public records indicate superdome officials were worried

about a possible blackout months before the super bowl. officials still aren't sure what caused the 34-minute blackout. according to the "new orleans times picayune," they're looking at equipment that controls the flow of electricity from the power company to the stadium. now it was part of a recent multimillion dollar upgrade. armen ketayan was there. >> reporter: the root cause remains under investigation. the superdome executive doug thornton said it was a shutdown to one of the main lines powering the dome. >> all we know is we had an interruption in service. >> reporter: he said power to the company was fed into a substation which split the electrical feed into two lines running power to the stadium. it was the main a line, he said, that went dark without warning. >> sensed abnormalities in their substation. and it -- it shunted the power to the superdome.

>> reporter: it happened some 90 seconds into the third quarter, and we were in the nfl command center interviewering for "60 minutes sports." the man in charge of game day operations. >> uh-oh. uh-oh. >> we lost light. >> reporter: the moment the lights went out, the sense of uncertainty filled the room. >> frank? we lost the a.c. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> that means we have to do the bus time. >> reporter: what does that mean? >> that means about a 20-minute delay. >> reporter: on monday, nfl commissioner, roger goodell, put one rumor to rest. the power outage, they said, was not caused by beyonce's super tech no halftime show. a show this had been powered by a separate set of generators. >> there's no indication at all that this was caused by the halftime show. >> reporter: superdome officials said they spent millions upgrading their electrical systems since hurricane katrina. goodell fight the incident would not affect attempts by the city to host a future super bowl.

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s&p phafacing a federal lawsuit and new options for happy meals. we have that and more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, anne-marie. there's been a sell-off in asia. the me to key plummeted 2% snapping a five-day losing streak. the hang seng lost more than 2%. the dow and nasdaq suffered the biggest drop over fears of europe. the nasdaq shed nearly 48 and the dow 129. the u.s. government sued standard and poor's last night. the justice department alleges the company gave high ratings to risky mortgage bonds that then plunged in value and contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. the "wall street journal" reports the government was seeking penalties of more than $1 billion. boeing has asked the faa for permission to conduct new test flights of its troubled dreamliner 787. the request suggests boeing

wants it test a fix to the battery problems. two batteries caught fire last month, grounding the entire 787 fleet. well, we all dread filling up our cars. now a new government study found out just how big of a chunk it takes from our wallets. the average american pumps about 4% of our income into our gas tanks. that's about $2,900. wow. that is the high everett p-- hi percentage in two years. two fast food giants are beefing up their men use with limited time offers. mcdonald's is adding the first new entree to the menu with fish mcbites. it debuted this week and will coincide with lent. pizza hut isls pizza sliders and is giving away samples tonight from 4:00 to 7:00. can't go wrong with free pizza. anne-marie? >> no way. two of my favorites together at last. ashley morrison in new york, thank you.

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national forecast. a canadian clipper brings light snow from minnesota to michigan today with another one expected to arrive tomorrow. expect some light morning snow in new england and long island, while west virginia will see as much as six inches of snow. out west a foot of snow possible in the mountains of washington, oregon, idaho, and montana. and the southwest and south stay dry. in sports, baltimore is ready to party. the super bowl champion ravens got a huge ors' welcome when they returned to baltimore yesterday. baltimore plans a big celebration today including a parade for the ravens beginning this morning followed by a celebrate at m&t bank stadium. and now to the nba. a blowout for the oklahoma city thunder. the oklahoma city -- in oklahoma city, roortather, they had an e time with dallas. kevin durant had 19 points and three rebounds. the thunder led by 20 throughout

the second half and beat dallas 112-91. in miami, lebron james scored 31 points to lead the heat to their 10th consecutive victory over charlotte. miami maintained the half-game lead over new york in the eastern conference. the heat beat the bobcats 99-94. in baseball, the 2006 national league cy young award winner, brandon webb, is retiring. webb, just 33, struggled through years of arm injuries. he hasn't pitched in the major leagues since 2009. webb was a three-time all-star. when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and new details in a case of a murdered former navy s.e.a.l. sniper, chris kyle, as we learn more about the ex-vet accused of killing him. [ mom ] with my little girl, every food is finger food.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., cloudy, 44 the high. atlanta, 62 the high, expect rain there. st. louis, partly sunny, 51 the

high. denver, mostly sunny. seattle, rain, 48 the high. and here's a look at this morning's top stories. the week-long hostage drama in midland city, alabama, is over. police stormed the underground bunker yesterday and rescued a 5-year-old boy. he's back with his mother. his captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes, was killed. and president obama was in minnesota yesterday pushing his plan for gun control. he admits it will be tough getting congress to pass an assault weapons ban. a former marine accused of gunning down a retired navy s.e.a.l. sniper at a texas shooting range is on suicide watch this morning. anna westerner with developments in the death of a man who tried to help other service members adapt to life back home. >> reporter: chris kyle's marksman skills were so precise, iraqi insurgents nicknamed him "the devil ofera maddie." his best-selling book, "american

sniper," chronicled the former navy s.e.a.l.'s mission to protect american soldiers. he spoke with cbs' dallas station, ktvt, last year. >> my only regrets are the guys i couldn't save. that keeps me up at night. every shot i took, i felt extremely justified. >> reporter: kyle felt his mission to protect his comrades extended into civilian life. he often took troubled veterans to shooting ranges like this south of dallas for a day of camaraderie and conversation. the county sheriff, tommy bryant -- >> apparently mr. kyle works with people that are suffering from some issues that have been in the military. and this shooter is possibly one of those people. >> reporter: the suspect, eddie ray routh, is a former marine. police say he shot kyle and a friend, chad littlefield, with a handgun. routh allegedly confessed the murders to his sister. police took him into custody saturday night near his home in a dallas suburb after a brief

chase. kyle served four tours in iraq. he was considered by many to have been the best sniper in u.s. military history with more than 150 confirmed kills. he retired in 2009 to return home to his wife and his two children. >> she means the world to me. and especially, you know, those two little kids that i didn't really have an opportunity to get to know. i wanted to make sure that they knew their dad and knew how much i loved them. it's time for me to step back from the military and give them my all. >> reporter: the sheriff's office says routh became aggressive overnight and had to be shocked with a stun gun and then restrained. he's being held on $3 million bond and is now on suicide watch. anna warner, cbs news, dallas. lightning struck twice for an arkansas couple. steven and terry weaver went on a fishing trip and bought a scratch-off loerttery ticket.

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valentine's day? get ready. don't wait till the last minute. good morning. monika. >> good morning. good morning, howard bernstein. >> it's national weather person day. >> not meteorologist day? weather person day? >> the west weather -- the best weather person day. weather wise, let's get to the forecast, this national weather person day. i want to show you that forecast. the day planner, we've got temperatures starting in the 20s and 30s. a mix of sun and clouds today. probably more clouds than sunshine and milder. by lunch time 43. 4:00 45. by 8:00, 40. we may see a couple of flurries tonight. last night the flurries generally stayed in the mountains. we had a tough time getting east of them. you can see this disturbance which sort of missed us, now pull willing away. southern new england seeing a -- pulling away. southern new england seeing a

few flurries. 28 in gaithersburg. fredricksburg still 41 degrees at this hour with 32 in frederick and also in winchester. your forecast highs today, range from 39 in hagerstown. 42 winchester. 50 in nassas and 47 here in the district. let's check in with monika samtani this tuesday morning. probably won't be as light today because people are over the super bowl hangover thing. they used that excuse yesterday. today we're starting off tuesday morning very, very quiet. there are no big issues to report. i really don't understand this red behind me coming inbound on i-66. i know there are no issues to the roosevelt bridge. it may just be some early morning commuters. other than that, things look good on 66 from manassas to centreville. we'll go to the 95 northbound side. you can see behind me it's absolutely fine. no issues to report right now.

right from woodbridge to springfield. back to the maps on the beltway north of town looking good between college park, silver spring and bethesda. a live at 270 southbound at falls road. things are like. back to you. >> thank you, monika. three high school boys charged with child pornography have been allowed back in school at west springfield high school and many parents are not happy at all about this decision. >> the teenage boys are accused of making a sex video with girls and sharing that video. as peggy fox reports, even though the parents are upset, the boys do have some people come to their defense. >> reporter: these two girls sought out our camera to speak up for the accused boys who they had just been talking to after school. >> they really regret it and are really sorry about it but they also like -- they also -- i feel like it's been blown up a little bit. >> reporter: the three boys are all tenth graders. two are accomplished athletes who according to several sources had the talent to play at a division one school. now the three of them are each

charged with child pornography. >> on january 11, we arrested three high school students, all three boys, two 16, one 15. each was charged with possession, reproduction, distribution, solicitation and facilitation of child pornography. >> they'll have sexual offender on them all their lives for a mistake they made when they were young. >> reporter: police call the six females in the case victims but some students think there must haven -- must have been some culpability. >> they knew they were drinking and that they were going to drunk. >> there were allegations the boys got them drunk and they passed out. if that were the case there might be rape charges as well. >> i can't confirm any of that. >> reporter: police have not charged the victims with any crime and most students we talked to have sympathy only for the girls, not the boys. >> i'm kind of surprised it